Parameterization of the optical properties for water clouds in the infrared

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1797-1805

  Lindner, T H ^a   Li, Jiangnan ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FUNCTIONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

MIE THEORY; PARAMETERIZATION;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0033923727     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1797:POTOPF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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